Daniel Smith is truly the worldwide leader of watercolors for artists with 250+ beautiful colors, the most of any manufacturer. Many are traditional colors relied upon by all artists, and there are many "truly unique" colors made only by Daniel Smith that have become so important to watercolor artistsOur Essentials Set contains 3 cool primary colors and 3 warm primary colors.With just these 6 colors, you can mix a huge range of other colors including the secondary oranges, greens and violets.With the wide range of colors from mixing these 6 essential colors in different combinations, you can paint landscapes, still life's, portraits...whatever you choose!What are "cool" and "Warm" colors?Colors are either "cool" or "warm" when compared to another color in the same family.For example, Hansa Yellow Light looks slightly more green (cool) next to New Gamboge, which looks more orange/red (warm).Set contains:Hansa Yellow Light (cool)New Gamboge (warm)Quinacridone Rose (cool)Pyrrol Scarlet (warm)Phthalo Blue (GS) (cool)French Ultramarine Blue (warm)
